Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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We move to the work programme. Next week we will engage with the Central Bank and representatives from the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Finance on chapter 14 of the Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2020, which is concerned with the assessment and collection of insurance compensation fund levies, and on a Comptroller and Auditor General section 2 report entitled Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer. The committee has invited the Governor of the Central Bank to attend but the secretariat has been informed he is unavailable. I propose we write to Mr. Makhlouf to reiterate the committee’s expectation that the Governor will attend the meeting of 23 February as the accountable person and ask him to reconsider his position on attending.

On 2 March, we will engage with the State Claims Agency on its financial statements for 2021 and chapter 20 of the Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2021 on the management of the clinical indemnity scheme.

On 9 March, we will engage with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, on its financial statements for 2021.

It is proposed to engage with Enterprise Ireland on 23 March on its financial statements for 2021 and to take funding for local enterprise offices as a specific area of interest. Is that agreed? Agreed.

It is proposed to engage with the Department of Rural and Community Development on 30 March on the appropriation accounts for 2021 and chapter 6 of the Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2021 on central government funding of local authorities. Is that agreed? Agreed. That is the other forms of funding that go to local authorities apart from what comes from the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage. Both Pobal and the Charities Regulator are bodies under the aegis of the Department of Rural and Community Development and I ask members to flag any areas of interest for this or any other meeting.

It was previously agreed to postpone a meeting with An Bord Pleanála until such time as the 2021 financial statements were ready for consideration. It is my understanding these accounts are due to be laid by the end of March. Therefore, I propose we schedule this meeting for the first meeting after Easter, on 20 April. Members should bear in mind Deputy Carthy's correspondence and that a report has been published in the media. Is it agreed to schedule the board for 20 April? Agreed.